Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARP) participate in diverse biological processes contributing to cellular homeostasis or exacerbating injury. PARP catalyzes the addition of ADP-ribose molecules (pADPr) to the target proteins, a process termed poly-ADP-ribosylation. Overactivation of PARP, as reflected by increased poly-ADP-ribosylation, accumulation of pADPr-modified proteins or free pADPr, contributes to depletion of NAD+ and mitochondrial dysfunction, potentially leading to cell death. Since PARP overactivation and increases in free pADPr have been identified as key contributors to the pathobiology of many diseases, monitoring PARP-1 activation by detecting and quantifying pADPr may provide valuable mechanistic insights as well as facilitating therapeutic drug monitoring for PARP inhibitors. Several non-isotopic immunodetection methods for quantifying pADPr are discussed: western blotting of poly-ADP-ribosylated proteins, cellular localization of pADPr by immunohistochemistry, quantification of pADPr by enzyme-linked immunoassay and small scale two-dimensional gel electrophoresis.
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Lai, Y. C., Aneja, R. K., Satchell, M. A., & Clark, R. S. B. (2017). Detecting and quantifying pADPr in vivo. In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 1608, pp. 27–43). Humana Press Inc. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6993-7_3
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